The Hamas statement was made even as Israeli authorities have yet to confirm that the explosion was indeed a terrorist attack.
Hamas has claimed credit for Monday\’s bus bombing in Jerusalem, the group said on Wednesday.
Hamas released a statement announcing the death of the Bethlehem native who is suspected of detonating the explosive on the bus in southern Jerusalem.
The Hamas statement was made even as Israeli authorities have yet to confirm that the explosion was indeed a terrorist attack.
An unidentified male passenger of Egged Bus No. 12 died Wednesday evening, as police continue to investigate who is responsible for the blast that wounded 20 other men, women and children.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center spokeswoman Shoham Ruvio said the man, who lost both legs in the explosion, died at approximately 7 p.m. following multiple surgeries, but that police and hospital staff have yet to ascertain his identity.
“We don’t know anything about him – his name, his age, anything,” said Ruvio on Wednesday night, adding that a 13-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman remain at the hospital in light-to-moderate condition.
Amid a gag order, police have not responded to multiple Israeli reports that the unidentified man was a suicide bomber.